| Description |
1 online resource (273 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Book title; Contents; Introduction; 1 Overview of the cardiovascular system; 2 The cardiac cycle; 3 Cardiac myocyte excitation and contraction; 4 Initiation and nervous control of heart beat; 5 Electrocardiography and arrhythmias; 6 Control of stroke volume and cardiac output; 7 Assessment of cardiac output and peripheral pulse; 8 Haemodynamics: flow, pressure and resistance; 9 The endothelial cell; 10 The microcirculation and solute exchange; 11 Circulation of fluid between plasma, interstitium and lymph; 12 Vascular smooth muscle: excitation, contraction and relaxation |
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13 Control of blood vessels: I. Intrinsic control14 Control of blood vessels: II. Extrinsic control by nerves and hormones; 15 Specialization in individual circulations; 16 Cardiovascular receptors, reflexes and central control; 17 Co-ordinated cardiovascular responses; 18 Cardiovascular responses in pathological situations; Figures and Tables; Figures; Figure acknowledgements; Tables; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X |
| Summary |
Tests the student on the key concepts of cardiovascular physiology, from the fundamentals of how the cardiovascular system works in both health and disease, through to more complex physiological concepts |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Cardiovascular system -- Physiology -- Problems, exercises, etc
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Cardiovascular system -- Physiology.
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| Genre/Form |
Problems and exercises.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781444165319 |
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1444165313 |
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